Storyline revolves around a 13-year-old girl and a Polish woman who are sold into the sex slave business in the U.S. A Texas cop teams up with the girl’s brother to look for her and, in the process, discovers his own daughter has been kidnapped.

Emmerich, who is currently directing “10,000 B.C.” for Warner Bros., said Lionsgate has a flair for marketing films with “complex, controversial” themes.